What a lovely day we've had today! Mike took us to St. Ives where we had a wander around and saw some beautiful beaches and old buildings. It's very pretty with some quaint little shops and galleries and huge uphill walks! Just as well really as I had to walk off the massive pastie I had - genuine Cornish; very nice. Some of the country roads (narrow lanes!) are too hair-raising - I'm glad I wasn't driving. They are very pretty though. Sometimes it's like d...

We had an excellent sleep in Torquay last night - earliest night we've had since arriving in the UK I think! This morning we set off for Cornwall with a stop at the otter sanctuary in Buckfastleigh, South Devon. The otters were so cute and we watched them being fed (fish and dead chicks - a bit gruesome) and listened to the keeper talk about them which was really interesting. We had a quick look at the butterfly house there and had a devonshire tea (when in De...

We still can't believe this weather. I got sunburned yesterday!!!! It's been absolutely gorgeous weather. We had a lovely day in Canterbury on Tuesday (the days are disappearing into a blur of relations and alcohol!). Penny was horrified that they wanted GBP9.00 to get into the cathedral so she opted to go shopping while Tony and I had a look around. It's a lovely cathedral and very busy. We strolled around Canterbury and looked at the buildings (I particularly l...

I can't believe how busy we've been! We left Norwich on Friday morning with a care pack from Tony's cousin Dennis (he couldn't believe we'd start off on a journey without three or four tons of food to sustain us). It was a little bit of an emotional farewell and we were sorry to leave. We had an easy drive through to Whitstable and arrived about 3.00pm. Penny's house is more like a drop in centre and it wasn't long before we met four thousand or so relatives....

Well we're almost at the end of our time in Norwich and we've certainly had a laugh. It's very possible that we will have the lost the ability to understand the English language by the time we leave but we've certainly learned a few new words since we arrived. The days are disappearing into one another so I'll recount as I remember rather than in order... shopping in Asda (new jeans for 12.50 pounds!) and mundane things like washing. We have also caught up wit...